Playing for time

Stories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval
Cover of the book Playing for time by Geraldine Cousin, Manchester University Press
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Author: Geraldine Cousin ISBN: 9781847795489
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: July 19, 2013
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author: Geraldine Cousin
ISBN: 9781847795489
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: July 19, 2013
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

Playing for time explores connections between theatre time, the historical moment and fictional time. Geraldine Cousin persuasively argues that a crucial characteristic of contemporary British theatre is its preoccupation with instability and danger, and traces images of catastrophe and loss in a wide range of recent plays and productions.

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Playing for time explores connections between theatre time, the historical moment and fictional time. Geraldine Cousin persuasively argues that a crucial characteristic of contemporary British theatre is its preoccupation with instability and danger, and traces images of catastrophe and loss in a wide range of recent plays and productions.

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